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Course: French for Historians (intermediate)

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Course title French for Historians (intermediate)
Course code KHI/XF3
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, French
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fayet Alice, Mgr.
  • Švaříčková Slabáková Radmila, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
  • Chignier Ludmila, Mgr.
Course content
The language instruction is based on the textbook Allez hop! 1. At the beginning of the semester, the first 4 lessons of the textbook are revised. During the following weeks, next 2 lessons are taught, i.e. lessons 5 to 6. To ensure sufficient and effective practice of the grammar and vocabulary included in these three lessons, the teachers provides other, supplementary exercices. Likewise, supplementary materials are used to further develop students? listening and speaking skills.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The course aims to develop students´ communicative skills in French (speaking, listening). Attention is also paid to gradual build-up of students? vocabulary (of everyday life, especially) and, last but not least, to acquirement of French grammar, with an emphasis put on its practical use. HF
Students broaden their knowledge of French grammar with relative pronouns, direct and indirect personal pronouns, new irregular verbs (dire, ouvrir, voir, écrire, partir, dormir), future tense and first conditional. Their vocabulary and communicative skills are developped especially in the areas of introducing oneself/someone, visiting friends and family, family relations etc.
Prerequisites
Students are supposed to have basic knowledge of French, corresponding to the first 4 lessons in the textbook Allez hop! 1.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

Requirements for successful completion of the course and obtaining course credit include the continuous and systematic completion of assigned homework, regular attendance of classes, active participation in the course, preparation of a project on a specified topic, and its subsequent presentation. Attendance is a prerequisite for obtaining course credit; a maximum of two absences per semester is permitted. Any additional absences must be discussed with the instructor in advance, with an appropriate form of compensation agreed upon individually.
Recommended literature
  • (2007). Velký francouzsko-český česko-francouzský slovník. Brno.
  • Beková Jarmila. (2022). Allez hop 1. Brno.
  • Josef Hendrich, Otomar Radina, Jaromír Tláskal. (2001). Francouzská mluvnice. Plzeň.
  • Markéta Zettlová, Marc Baudinet. (1997). Cvičebnice francouzské gramatiky.. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA26) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Histrory (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA26) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2026) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2026) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 09.09.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027